1965 Walker Cup
The 1965 Walker Cup, the 20th Walker Cup Match, was played on September 3 and 4, 1965, at Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, Maryland. The event was tied at 11 matches each with 2 matches halved.
| Dates | September 3–4, 1965 | ||||
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| Venue | Baltimore Country Club | ||||
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland | ||||
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| United States retains the Walker Cup | |||||
Great Britain and Ireland took an 8–3 lead after the first day after winning six of the singles matches.[1][2] They shared the second day foursomes and needed just two win in the singles. Gordon Cosh won his match but it seemed that the other seven matches would be lost. However Clive Clark, two down with three to play, halved his match. The overall match was tied at 11 each with the United States retaining the Cup, having won in 1963.[3] Joe Carr, the Great Britain and Ireland playing captain, did not select himself for any of the matches.
Format
The format for play on Friday and Saturday was the same. There were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were played.
Each of the 24 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. The team with most points won the competition. If the two teams were tied, the previous winner would retain the trophy.
Teams
Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event. Great Britain & Ireland had a playing captain, while the United States had a non-playing captain.[4]
United States
Captain: Johnny Fischer
Great Britain & Ireland
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Playing captain: Joe Carr
Michael Bonallack- Clive Clark
- Gordon Clark
Gordon Cosh- Rodney Foster
- Michael Lunt
- Sandy Saddler
- Ronnie Shade
- Peter Townsend
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results | |
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| Lunt/Cosh | 1 up |
Campbell/Gray |
| Bonallack/C. Clark | halved | Beman/Allen |
| Foster/G. Clark | 5 & 4 |
Patton/Tutwiler |
| Townsend/Shade | 2 & 1 |
Hopkins/Eichelberger |
| 2 | Foursomes | 1 |
| 2 | Overall | 1 |
Afternoon singles
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Results | |
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| Michael Bonallack | 6 & 5 |
William C. Campbell |
| Rodney Foster | 2 up |
Deane Beman |
| Ronnie Shade | 3 & 1 |
Downing Gray |
| Clive Clark | 5 & 3 |
John Mark Hopkins |
| Peter Townsend | 3 & 2 |
Billy Joe Patton |
| Sandy Saddler | 2 & 1 |
Dale Morey |
| Gordon Cosh | 2 up |
Don Allen |
| Michael Lunt | 2 & 1 |
Ed Updegraff |
| 6 | Singles | 2 |
| 8 | Overall | 3 |
Saturday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results | |
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| Saddler/Foster | 4 & 3 |
Campbell/Gray |
| Shade/Townsend | 2 & 1 |
Beman/Eichelberger |
| Cosh/Lunt | 2 & 1 |
Tutwiler/Patton |
| C. Clark/Bonallack | 2 & 1 |
Allen/Morey |
| 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 10 | Overall | 5 |
Afternoon singles
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Results | |
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| Rodney Foster | 3 & 2 |
William C. Campbell |
| Sandy Saddler | 1 up |
Deane Beman |
| Ronnie Shade | 5 & 3 |
Ed Tutwiler |
| Gordon Cosh | 4 & 3 |
Don Allen |
| Peter Townsend | 1 up |
Downing Gray |
| Clive Clark | halved | John Mark Hopkins |
| Michael Bonallack | 5 & 3 |
Dave Eichelberger |
| Michael Lunt | 4 & 2 |
Billy Joe Patton |
| 1 | Singles | 6 |
| 11 | Overall | 11 |
References
- Ward-Thomas, P.A. (September 4, 1965). "British Isles lead 8-3 in Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald. p. 1.
- "British Isles lead in Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald. September 4, 1965. p. 5.
- Ward-Thomas, P.A. (September 6, 1965). "Walker Cup match halved". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
- "1965 – Baltimore". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved December 2, 2018.